Severely Entangled Sea Lion Freed in Coordinated Rescue at Race Rocks
October 29, 2024
A severely entangled California sea lion was successfully rescued on Tuesday, October 22, by the Vancouver Aquarium Marine Mammal Rescue Society (VAMMR) in a complex multi-agency operation at Race Rocks Ecological Reserve. The adult male sea lion, first spotted early on Sunday, October 20th, had a gillnet tightly wrapped around its rostrum (muzzle), neck, and inside its mouth, preventing him from eating and causing significant injury. The entanglement was one of the most severe the team has encountered.
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